Air Force One (1997)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writer (WGA):

Andrew W. Marlowe (written by)

Release Date:

25 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Harrison Ford is the President of the United States.

Plot:

Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.

Plot Keywords:

Escape Pod | Mid Air Transfer | Aerial Refueling | Husband Wife Relationship | Disaster

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	President James Marshall
Gary Oldman	...	Ivan Korshunov
Glenn Close	...	Vice President Kathryn Bennett
Wendy Crewson	...	Grace Marshall
Liesel Matthews	...	Alice Marshall
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Chief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd
Xander Berkeley	...	Secret Service Agent Gibbs
William H. Macy	...	Major Caldwell
Dean Stockwell	...	Defense Secretary Walter Dean
Tom Everett	...	National Security Advisor Jack Doherty
Jürgen Prochnow	...	General Ivan Radek
Donna Bullock	...	Deputy Press Secretary Melanie Mitchel
Michael Ray Miller	...	Colonel Axelrod
Carl Weintraub	...	Lt. Colonel Ingraham
Elester Latham	...	AFO Navigator

Also Known As:

AFO
Air Force One (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Russian

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta) | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Mexico:B | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #34790)

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Valera gives his thumbprint for a background check near the beginning of the film, the date of birth that comes up among his info (3/21/58) is actor Gary Oldman's real birthday.

Goofs:

Continuity: Disappearing/reappearing bullet holes in the hostage room.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Major Perkins: [after landing in Kazakstan] Quick head count! One, two, three, four, five. Move out!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Robot Chicken: Plastic Buffet (#1.4)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

L'Internationale

Excellent action movie, Harrison Ford at his best.

First of all, I would like to say that Harrison Ford is a very charismatic actor in my country and everybody likes him, because he represents the real American men.

In Air Force One he plays the president, a Vietnam war hero, who was an expert in special operations.

This movie represents so well the heroism of a group of people when high-jacked that their minds go: We cannot let this filthy terrorists to complete their purposes!

American president James Marshall (Ford), the Commander in Chief, gives his best to protect his family, because that is the most important thing for an American father. Fantastic script: you never really know what's going to happen until the last minute. Wonderful cast: Glen Close plays a very credible vice-president, William Macy and Paul Guilfoyle are brilliant too. The soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith is OK too.

If you want to have a good time just watch this excellent movie.